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A very rare sweet wine from Champagne! Dumangin is one of the last few producers to make this specialty. The base is half brandy made from Champagne and half grape juice from the region, aged for seven years in a combination of old oak and other vessels via the Ratafia method. Ratafia is an ancestral method of preserving fruit juice in the same way that salting was used to preserve meat. It involves four stages: first, in oak casks from Crozes-Hermitage (Alain Graillot). Second, aged Soléra style - ancestral method of maturing and gradually assembling different vintages, generally used for the great Port wines. Third, the cask is closed tight and left outside where it is subject to changes in temperature. Fourth, in stainless steel tanks. The result is a sweet wine in a mouthwatering style similar to Pineau de Charentes that can be cellared an additional 25 years. The bouquet shows cinnamon and spices with ripe tropical fruits and figs, nuts, baking and brown sugar. The palate reflects the nose and is clean without any cloying. Nice amount of fruit with great richness and nutty notes. The finish delivers a baked character of dry biscotti and vanilla. Delicious and a must try for any wine lover!
750 mlThis is a special bottling aged for 16 years lending it more complexity with a silky texture.
What do Kate and William (the Royals) and Paul McCartney and Gordon Ramsay have in common? Beyond all hailing from the United Kingdom, they also all drink Dumangin Champagne.
Who are the Dumangins? The family have been growers in the 1er Cru village of Chigny-Les-Roses since the early 1900s and their family can be traced back to working in the vineyards since the 1650s. Gilles Dumangin is the present owner and has worked tirelessly to ward off takeovers from big-name Champagne houses. They are a small family business that makes great-tasting Champagne.
Dumangin Champagne is a 130-year-old family-owned Champagne producer from the Premier Cru Terroirs of the “Montagne de Reims.” Today the winery is run by Gilles Dumangin, a 4th generation Cellar Master & winemaker, who modernized the brand in the 1990s. Although not certified organic, Dumangin takes an organic approach to the tending and harvesting of fruit at its 29 vineyard parcels. The wines are treated with care and aged much longer than the industry standards; no younger than 3 years for non-vintage Champagnes, and after no less than 9 years for vintage wines. The Champagnes are only blended on the day they are bottled.
Gilles has also expanded the Dumangin repertoire over the past 20 years. Dumangin also produces Ratafia Champenois which is a fortified wine from the Champagne region of France typically made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Brandy or a neutral grape spirit is added to the grape juice before fermentation. He has also become an independent bottler of whisky - sourcing casks from various Scottish, American, and European whisky makers and then finishing the whisky in his own Ratafia Casks.
Kensington Wine Market is privileged to work with Gilles Dumangin, his family and his team. We are proud to be one of the exclusive sellers of Dumangin Champagne for nearly two decades.
$48.74
This bottling of Ratafia Champenois from Gilles Dumangin is made of 2/3 Pinot Meunier and 1/3 Pinot Noir. Multiple vintages with a minimum age of 6 years were chosen to be married together before a further 9 years of maturation took place in casks that previously held wine from Northern Rhone. Bottled at 18% ABV.
Ratafia Champenois is a fortified wine from the Champagne region of France typically made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Brandy or a neutral grape spirit is added to the grape juice before fermentation. The Ratafia has a lovely tawny colour and rich, complex dried fruit flavours. Gilles recommends serving it with melon, cheese and chocolate desserts.
$56.64
EXCLUSIVE TO KWM!
The Delicatesse Ratafia from Dumangin is made from 50% Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir, and 25% Chardonnay. It was bottled in January of 2021, with only a few hundred produced.
From The Producer
"The ``DELICATESSE`` cuvée is made with a base of Champagne bleeding dew. Its unique fruitiness, its intense colour reflects the unique winemaking techniques of Champagne Dumangin J. Fils, for its “saignée” rosé with a skin maceration blend of 3 Champagne grape varieties simultaneously."
